Reversing: Undoing Bad Laws and Bad Judicial Decisions

The
growth of laws and judicial decisions of questionable economic benefit, and the
current debt crisis, pose the question of how bad choices can be reversed. That
problem is prominently on display in southern Europe, and indeed throughout much
of the first world. Parliamentary systems seem better able to undo bad laws
than the U.S. presidential system, with its separation of powers, which does
not augur well for America. Bad judicial decisions might be even harder to
reverse, because of the conservatism of judges who follow precedent. However,
judicial elections in the states appear to offer a solution to the problem. The
objections which have been raised against such elections seem less than
compelling.